Dots by OpenAI

Dots by OpenAI are always-on agents that live inside ChatGPT and are built to handle everything. Each dot is powered by GPT-6 Astra and has its own cloud computer and browser, so it can act on your behalf rather than simply reply to a question. A dot connects to over 4,000 apps through plugins and can work toward your goals 24/7 — around the clock, every day of the week. You reach a dot the way you would reach a colleague: message or call it in ChatGPT on desktop, web, and mobile, or message it in Slack and Teams. The dot then brings you finished work to review. The design goal behind Dots is continuous work rather than one-off answers. The tagline describes them as "always on agents built to handle everything," and the description stresses that each dot works toward your goals 24/7 instead of stopping after each exchange. Ongoing work rarely fits neatly into a single conversation, because it spans multiple applications, a browser, and long stretches of time. Instead of keeping yourself in the loop and moving information between tools by hand, you hand a goal to a dot that has its own environment and a set of connected apps, and it carries the task forward until there is finished output to look at. Because that work continues without you watching every step, the product also includes Custom Rules, Activity View, and auto review so the work stays visible and steerable. The foundation of every dot is the always-on agent model. Each dot has its own cloud computer and its own browser, which is what allows it to operate the way a person would when working in software — opening pages, using applications, and progressing a task rather than only describing how it might be done. Dots run on GPT-6 Astra, the model named in the product description, and that model is what drives each dot's behaviour as it pursues a goal. Because the agent is always on, the work does not have to wait for you to return to a chat window; a dot can keep moving toward the objective while you are doing something else entirely, and it can do so twenty-four hours a day. Connectivity is the second pillar. A dot connects to over 4,000 apps through plugins, which lets it reach into the tools where your work already lives instead of operating in isolation. You can interact with a dot across the surfaces you already use: message or call it inside ChatGPT on desktop, web, and mobile, or send it a message in Slack and Teams. That range of entry points means starting a dot's work does not require opening a special dashboard — a quick message in a team channel or a call from your phone is enough to set it going or check on progress. The result is an agent that fits into existing communication habits rather than demanding new ones. Dots are built to learn and to be controlled. A dot learns your preferences from feedback, so the way it approaches tasks can shift as you respond to its output. When a dot finishes work, it brings the finished result to you for review rather than leaving you to assemble the pieces yourself. Three named features keep you in control of that ongoing activity: Custom Rules, which let you define how a dot should behave; Activity View, which shows what the dot has been doing; and auto review, which supports the review step in the workflow. Together they are presented as the way continuous, always-on work remains accountable to the person who set it in motion. Putting it together, the workflow is straightforward. You give a dot a goal, and the dot — powered by GPT-6 Astra and equipped with its own cloud computer and browser — begins working toward that goal while connected to more than 4,000 apps through plugins. It runs continuously, 24/7, rather than only when you are present. You can check in, message, or call it from ChatGPT on desktop, web, or mobile, or from Slack and Teams. As it receives your feedback it learns your preferences. When the task reaches a point of completion, the dot delivers finished work for you to review, with Custom Rules, Activity View, and auto review providing the oversight layer around that delivery. The practical benefit is finished work rather than more open loops. Because a dot is always on, tasks can progress without being restarted every time you return to your computer. Because it has its own cloud computer and browser and connects to over 4,000 apps through plugins, it can pursue a goal across the tools involved instead of forcing you to relay information between them. Because it learns from feedback, its output can move closer to what you actually want over time. And because it hands over finished work to review, with Custom Rules, Activity View, and auto review, you keep a clear picture of what has been done and stay in control of it. Several concrete workflows follow directly from how Dots are described. You can give a dot a goal and let it work toward that goal 24/7, then review the finished work when it is ready. You can message your dot in Slack and Teams, which places the agent inside the channels where team conversations already happen. You can call or message your dot in ChatGPT from desktop, web, or mobile, making it reachable whether you are at a workstation or away from it. You can connect it to over 4,000 apps through plugins so that it works across the tools involved in a task. And you can use Custom Rules, Activity View, and auto review to set expectations, see what the dot has been doing, and manage the review of its output. Dots by OpenAI are rolling out now to ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium, which defines both the initial audience and the access model. The product is aimed at ChatGPT users on those plans — individuals on Pro and organizations on Business Premium. A dot can be messaged or called in ChatGPT on desktop, web, and mobile, and can be messaged in Slack and Teams. Its integrations come from plugins that connect it to over 4,000 apps. The product description names GPT-6 Astra as the model powering the dots. The website at chatgpt.com/dots is gated behind a login, with sign-in options that include continuing with Google, Apple, or phone, or entering an email address. Dots by OpenAI turn ChatGPT into a place where always-on agents work on your behalf. Powered by GPT-6 Astra, each dot has its own cloud computer and browser, connects to over 4,000 apps through plugins, and works toward your goals 24/7. You message or call it in ChatGPT on desktop, web, and mobile, or in Slack and Teams; it learns your preferences from feedback and brings you finished work to review, while Custom Rules, Activity View, and auto review keep you in control. Rolling out now to Pro and Business Premium, Dots are built to handle everything — continuously.